French mining company Eramet–GCO has continued to be in the spotlight of political and public figures in Senegal. In February 2025, a fire occurred at the facility, which led to the suspension of ...

A localised fire broke out on 22 February in the afternoon at the WCP (Wet Concentration Plant) of the Eramet Grande Côte (EGC) site in Senegal. The incident was brought under control and fully ...

A devastating fire at one of West Africa’s biggest mineral sands operations has forced French mining giant Eramet to slash production forecasts by more than half, exposing fresh cracks in global ...

In the Méouane district (Tivaouane department, western Senegal), a new controversy is unfolding, where the social initiatives of the French mining giant Eramet Grande Côte (GCO) appear to be a way to ...

For over a decade, French mining company Eramet and its Senegalese subsidiary Grande Côte Opérations (GCO) have been extracting zircon along Senegal’s coastline. Throughout this period, the ...

Fire at Eramet Grande Côte's mineral sands extraction unit: production suspended and force majeure declared A localised fire broke out on 22 February in the afternoon at the WCP (Wet Concentration ...

On September 25, the French company GCO Eramet announced the launch of a new logo, marking the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Mining Convention with the Senegalese government. Officially, this ...